Welcome to
the Alternate Route to Certification (ARC), a weekend program for
highly-motivated adults who wish to enter the teaching profession. Created in 1986 by the
Connecticut legislature, ARC is conducted by the Office of Higher
Education and is approved by the Connecticut State Board of Education.

The ARC
program offers subject-based methods classes and training in areas
such as Common Core State Standards, classroom management, differentiated
instruction, lesson and unit planning, assessment of student learning, special
education and Section 504, English Language learners, and integrating technology
in the classroom. ARC students observe classrooms and work with
team-trained cooperating teachers and ARC evaluators during their student
practicum experience.

ARC does not, however, provide
certification training in elementary education, art, history/social studies or
special education.

Applications for the 2017-18 program are available
here
and must be submitted by May 19, 20172. The 2017-18 session will operate
most Friday evenings and Saturdays from September 7, 2017 to May 24, 2018 in
Hartford. Tuition and other costs average $6,000.

Admission
Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree from a regionally-accredited institution with a major in,
or closely related to, the intended teaching field. Applicants with a bachelor's
degree earned outside of the U.S. must have their credentials evaluated by
agencies approved by the Connecticut State Department of Education.

• Specific course requirements for certification, depending upon intended
teaching field, as established by ARC and the Connecticut State Department of Education.

• A minimum
GPA of “B” (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) in either an undergraduate degree program
or at least 24 semester hours of graduate study, or a waiver available as part
of the ARC application.

•
Official scores on all sections of the Praxis
Core Academic Skills Test (Core)in reading, writing and mathematics or
evidence of obtaining minimum scores required for a waiver based on SAT, ACT, PAA or GRE scores.

1ARC
reserves the right to cancel or reschedule training to a later program cycle in
any subject area depending on hiring patterns, the number of qualified
applicants, and availability of student teaching placements. If a subject
area cannot be offered, application fees will be refunded to applicants for that
subject area.

2Applications for business education must be submitted by July 6,
2017.